, the i Message history that powers your Messages app is stored in a database file in your computer’s hard drive, in a hidden folder named Library which, in turn, is in your username folder. You can usually find your username folder on the side bar of the finder.
, i Messages are stored in the i. Message service on your Apple ID. They are completely separate from i, and cloud. Turning on i. Message will store your messages on Apple’s servers, regardless of i, and cloud setting. Deleting an i. Message does not delete it from all your currently-authenticated devices but the message won’t show on future authenticated devices.
So, where are iMessages stored on my iPhone?
, every i Message and SMS, as well as every MMS, GIF, video, picture, and other types of media files you might send and receive, are all right there in the cloud as you have available i. Cloud storage to fill. Those items also remain on your i. Phone, so long as you have enough internal storage to keep them.
Does imessage take up storage?
Since SMS texts and text-only i. Messages don’t contain any media, they take up very little space since each text-based message is of very small size . Sure, you might have a lot of text-based messages in your history, but I bet they aren’t really taking up that much space on your i, and phone.
Does iMessage use a lot of data?
Tips Managing i, os i Message Data i. OS creates an amazing and rich Message experience. But all those added features have a price, mainly i, and message data., i OS 10+ and particularly i. Message now consume so much more of our i. Phone’s data and memory.
This enables users to send text, photos, video, audio and map attachments for free., however, i Messages can be several megabytes in size. As a result, texting on an i. Phone can take up considerably more space. There are four message formats that you’re likely to use on an i. Phone or i, and pad.
Does my Mac store my text messages and iMessage history?
On Macs using mac. OS Sierra and earlier, your computer by default stores all your i. Messages on your hard drive. And for new versions like mac. OS High Sierra and above, unless you sync with i. Cloud using Messages in i. Cloud, your Mac likely saves your messages too.
If that box is not ticked, then your message history is saved in i. Cloud only and not on your Mac. To use Messages in i. Cloud, you need mac. OS 10.13.5 or later and i. OS 11.4 or later, and you need to be signed in to i. Message using the same Apple ID on every device where you want to use it.
What are iMessages on iPhone?
, i Messages are texts, photos, or videos that you send to another i, phone, i, pad, i Pod touch, or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. These messages are always encrypted and appear in blue text bubbles . To turn i. Message on or off, go to Settings > Messages.
Why do iMessages take up so much iCloud storage?
Messages in i. Cloud allows your messages attachments to be stored in i. Cloud which creates more space in your i, and phone storage. The following article has information about messages in i. Cloud you may find helpful: Best Regards. Thanks for the reply, that makes sense although nowhere did Apple make it clear that i. Messages would take up i, and cloud storage.